GoKawiil - Tech News

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The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was a Bold, Beautiful Failure (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Allison Marsh | tags: transatlantic cable, samuel morse, cyrus w. field

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The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward (wired.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jorge Garay | tags: exoplanet, lhs 1140 b, habitable zone

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AI is turning the Smithsonian into an illuminated fever dream (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: refik anadol, smithsonian, ai installation

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Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: htc vive focus 3, smithsonian starstruck, black hole

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A space history mystery: What happened to the Viking arm used 50 years ago? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-01 | get NASA Viking Mars Rover Model → | tags: viking arm, national air and space museum, michael collins

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‘Stranger Things’ Has One More Place to Go: The Smithsonian (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-24 | get Stranger Things Official Poster → | tags: stranger things, smithsonian, costume

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The man behind the legendary MPC, Roger Linn, stays focused with a single browser tab (theverge.com)

2026-05-23 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Roger Linn MPC Controller → | tags: mpc, akai, linnstrument

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Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station? (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-22 | get NASA International Space Station Model → | tags: international space station, nasa, artemis

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Scorpions go terminator mode and reinforce their weapons with metal (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-01 | tags: scorpions, smithsonian, university of queensland

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Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out What That Golden Orb Found at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean Actually Was (futurism.com)

2026-04-24 | by Frank Landymore | get Deep-sea exploration flashlight → | tags: noaa, smithsonian, deep-sea

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Scientists discover “cleaner ants” that groom giant ants in Arizona desert (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | get Ant Grooming Kit → | tags: harvester ants, smithsonian, nature documentary

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Scientists discover "cleaner ants" that groom giant ants in Arizona desert (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | get Ant Grooming Kit → | tags: harvester ants, smithsonian, ecology and evolution

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High school student develops membrane-free filter that removes most microplastics from water (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | get Microplastics Water Filter → | tags: microplastics, water treatment, pfas

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NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-20 | get NASA Space Shuttle Model → | tags: nasa, space shuttle discovery, orion capsule

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Female Asian Elephant Calf Born at the Smithsonian National Zoo (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-07 | get Asian Elephant → | tags: asian, asian elephant, born

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The Battle Over Space Shuttle Discovery Keeps Getting Crazier (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Ellyn Lapointe | get Meta Quest → | tags: congress, discovery, senators

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Texas lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get Meta Quest → | tags: act, cornyn, shuttle

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White House Investigates Whether to Chop Space Shuttle Discovery Into Pieces (futurism.com)

2025-10-31 | by Victor Tangermann | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: discovery, nasa, shuttle

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Texas Senators Want to Chop Up Space Shuttle Discovery (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Ellyn Lapointe | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: discovery, nasa, shuttle

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Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get computer monitor → | tags: center, cornyn, nasa

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Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get computer monitor → | tags: center, cornyn, nasa